Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering w… |
| 2025-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering failing. As I was driving down the road I got a power steering message and chime. No dash light came on … |
| 2025-11-13 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | The steering locked up when the brakes were pressed and the steering wheel was turned to avoid crashing with another ca… |
| 2025-08-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | The car has a recall for power steering the recall covers the torque sensor in the steering assembly I had the recall d… |
| 2025-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WATER PUMP |
| 2025-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 60-70 MPH, the steering wheel turned… |
| 2025-05-12 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | The electric power steering has failed on me numerous times. From being completely locked and having to restart the car… |
| 2025-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake lights malfunctioning due to faulty wiring in body control module, a prior recall 2 dealerships are currently ref… |
| 2025-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed spee… |
| 2024-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The brake light stays on the whole time. |
| 2024-04-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. AFTER AWHILE IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY MAKING IT EXTREMEMLY DANGE… |
| 2024-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | The car was allegedly previously repaired under Product Safety Recall Bulletin No.: 14116 back in 2014. The vehicle wa… |
| 2024-03-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | Car is getting hard has been happening for a while but is getting worse There's is a recall on similar Chevy models but… |
| 2024-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was tightening the battery and there was a spark and it’s been difficult to steer ever since |
| 2024-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The EPS began sporadically and severely jerking the steering very powerfully while driving and stationary and draining … |
| 2023-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after his daughter started the vehicle, she became aw… |
| 2023-11-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | Issue started at ~80K while driving 60-65 mph, the steering wheel would unexpectedly shake violently. After hitting bra… |
| 2023-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | No accedents. Trying to be a head of it! |
| 2023-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Came back from running an errand and when I went to go back out to the car to start it to run another errand it wouldn'… |
| 2022-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car's anti-theft system (indicated on the dashboard lights) will randomly lock up the engine. Following a massive l… |
| 2022-10-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle emitted a chime a… |
| 2022-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that he received recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign… |
| 2022-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This problem has occurred many times and I have taken to the internet to find out what I could to try to remedy it myse… |
| 2022-03-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power Steering goes in & out. Wheel sometimes shakes side to side with & without touching wheel |
| 2022-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was making a right turn onto a busy highway when my front end made a loud thunk, as if something had broken, then my … |
| 2022-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | In January 2022, I started to lose the power steering my 2005 Chevy Malibu. After much research, I have learned that Ch… |
| 2021-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1st when got car from local dealer cruise control worked next day still hasn't, interior lights not working with new bu… |
| 2021-12-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH and making a turn, the steeri… |
| 2021-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | Starting feeling a clunking in steering wheel while driving. 5 days later cars dic said power steering while driving 60… |
| 2021-08-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | loss of steering. couldn't steer the car. no power steering message came up on display screen only warning alarm sounde… |
| 2021-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | loss of steering. couldn't steer the car. no power steering message came up on display screen |
| 2021-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I'M DRIVING OFTEN..I TURN THE WHEEL AS NORMAL. INTERMITTENTLY I HEAR A DING NOISE COMING FROM MY CONSOLE, AND MY S… |
| 2021-03-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL REQUIRING AN EMENSE AMOUNT OF MUSCL… |
| 2021-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE DURATION OF THE FAILURE MIGHT BE SHORT PERIOD… |
| 2020-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I LOST ALL POWER ASSIST IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS SHOWING A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERI… |
| 2020-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STARTED MY CAR UP TO AROUND 2:00 TO GO MY LUNCH BREAK. POWERING STEERING WAS IN MY RADIO DASH. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND… |
| 2020-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 MALIBU STIRRING WHEEL ; MY MY 2005 MALIBU MAXX LS V6, STIRRING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WA… |
| 2020-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AT TIMES, AFTER IS TURNED ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OFTEN. |
| 2020-10-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DISABLED DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MOTION THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING WAS L… |
| 2020-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE BROKEN ONE COMPLETELY GONE OTHER SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I RA… |
| 2020-09-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE F… |
| 2020-09-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD AS IF TO STRAIGHTEN ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED DURING D… |
| 2020-09-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HOWEVER, THE ST… |
| 2020-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS ST… |
| 2020-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS ST… |
| 2020-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BACK IN 2016. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, BUT SINCE NOW HAS BROKEN AGAIN. IT IS NOT DRIVA… |
| 2020-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BODY CONTOL MODULE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING SENSORS TO MALFUNCTION AND READ ISSUES OR CONDITIONS SUCH AS TIRE SLIPPAGE, O… |
| 2020-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING IS NOT WORKING, MAKING IT TOO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHILE IN A HIGHW… |
| 2020-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING ISSUES REPLACED EVERYTHING NEW IT THE CHARGING DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS KEPT ARISING THUS THE COMPUTE… |
| 2020-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving at any speed the car will randomly brake on its own. |